Best Time to Drive from Kearny to Brooklyn

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Kearny to Brooklyn (via NY-9A South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to Kearny

Freeway, about 10 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 20 to 53 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Kearny to central Brooklyn along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Kearny to Brooklyn by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	39	53	63	64	69	68	65	65	66	67	83	90	85	66	58	40
Tue	30	51	58	66	68	69	71	70	71	67	71	82	90	89	81	67	81
Wed	30	42	57	61	68	67	70	69	71	72	71	86	93	88	76	70	78
Thu	30	39	53	64	70	71	78	77	75	75	80	89	94	88	78	72	76
Fri	47	43	49	59	62	68	70	73	68	71	81	84	84	74	65	67	66
Sat	39	31	33	44	39	49	63	72	70	73	67	72	74	76	80	74	72
Sun	32	29	30	33	38	39	48	56	58	58	64	74	74	74	68	72	67

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Kearny to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Kearny to Brooklyn?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 30 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Kearny to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Kearny (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	39	53	63	64	69	68	65	65	66	67	83	90	85	66	58	40
Tue	30	51	58	66	68	69	71	70	71	67	71	82	90	89	81	67	81
Wed	30	42	57	61	68	67	70	69	71	72	71	86	93	88	76	70	78
Thu	30	39	53	64	70	71	78	77	75	75	80	89	94	88	78	72	76
Fri	47	43	49	59	62	68	70	73	68	71	81	84	84	74	65	67	66
Sat	39	31	33	44	39	49	63	72	70	73	67	72	74	76	80	74	72
Sun	32	29	30	33	38	39	48	56	58	58	64	74	74	74	68	72	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	39	53	63	64	69	68	65	65	66	67	83	90	85	66	58	40
Tue	30	51	58	66	68	69	71	70	71	67	71	82	90	89	81	67	81
Wed	30	42	57	61	68	67	70	69	71	72	71	86	93	88	76	70	78
Thu	30	39	53	64	70	71	78	77	75	75	80	89	94	88	78	72	76
Fri	47	43	49	59	62	68	70	73	68	71	81	84	84	74	65	67	66
Sat	39	31	33	44	39	49	63	72	70	73	67	72	74	76	80	74	72
Sun	32	29	30	33	38	39	48	56	58	58	64	74	74	74	68	72	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	39	53	63	64	69	68	65	65	66	67	83	90	85	66	58	40
Tue	30	51	58	66	68	69	71	70	71	67	71	82	90	89	81	67	81
Wed	30	42	57	61	68	67	70	69	71	72	71	86	93	88	76	70	78
Thu	30	39	53	64	70	71	78	77	75	75	80	89	94	88	78	72	76
Fri	47	43	49	59	62	68	70	73	68	71	81	84	84	74	65	67	66
Sat	39	31	33	44	39	49	63	72	70	73	67	72	74	76	80	74	72
Sun	32	29	30	33	38	39	48	56	58	58	64	74	74	74	68	72	67